Outcome of medial open wedge high tibial osteotomy and conversion knee arthroplasty in a local joint replacement centre

Background The primary purpose of this study is to evaluate the long-term survivorship medial open wedge high tibial osteotomy. secondary review clinical outcome and surgical challenges during conversion knee arthroplasty. Methodology patients with osteotomy performed from 1995 2019 were reviewed. survivorship, particulars outcomes arthroplasty Results There 61 2019. overall 10-year survival rate 83.7%. In total, 22 required none them revision in period. who had higher mean posterior slope than those did not require it (14.5° vs 11.6°; p = 0.047). 52.3% quadriceps snip for exposure, 14.3% need a stemmed component 9.5% constrained total replacement. was statistically significant improvement Knee Society score, functional range motion after Conclusion satisfactory. slope. cases, careful pre-operative planning, most can be converted conventional movement scores significantly improved Also, patellar baja or does predict